It was shown that there was a correlation between the C diffusion coefficient and the activity coefficient of C, in austenitic Ni-Fe-Cr alloys, that could be described by:

D = D(Ni)[/Ni]0.55

where D(Ni), in m2/s, was equal to 8.7 x 10-5exp[-159.0(kJ/mol)/RT] and was close to the measured value of the C diffusion coefficient in Ni.

J.Cermák, J.Sopoušek, K.Stránský: Scripta Metallurgica et Materialia, 1993, 29[12], 1581-5

 

Table 184

Grain-Boundary Diffusivity of 51Cr in Ni-16.24Cr-6.78Fe-0.004wt%C

 

Temperature (K)

δD (m3/s)

1346

6.1 x 10-20

1173

5.4 x 10-21

1113

1.4 x 10-21

1073

4.8 x 10-22

973

5.5 x 10-23

894

6.6 x 10-24